. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CRI/19 
7 December 2004 
 (04-5373) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member notifying:  REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) 
Technical Regulation Body Tel.:  (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203  and (506) 297-1439 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
TBT Enquiry Point 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) P.O. Box 10216-1000 
Tel.: (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203 
Fax: (506) 297-1439 E-mail: crotc@meic.go.cr
 
Web site: www.reglatec.go.cr 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:    
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Petroleum products.  
Illuminating kerosene - HS tariff heading 2710. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 75.01.14: 04:  Petroleum Products.  Illuminating 
Kerosene.  Specifications  (8 pages, in Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This Technical Regulation applies to illuminating kerosene, the 
petroleum middle distillate fraction intermediate  in volatility between naphtha (raw material 
of petrol) and diesel oil, with the characteris tics of paraffin and an American Society for 
Testing and Materials (ASTM) distillation (bo iling) range of between 200°C and 300°C. 
 This Regulation establishes the physico- chemical characteristics of illuminating 
kerosene, a fuel used on a small scale in the domestic sector, mainly for cooking and 
lighting, in the absence of electric power. Othe r even smaller-scale applications of this 
product are as a solvent, pesticide agent and tractor fuel. Illuminating kerosene must not be used as a direct source of energy for food or beverage production. G/TBT/N/CRI/19 
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 7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
 Quality specifications, national security a nd protection of human health and the 
environment.   
8. Relevant documents:   American Society for Testing and Materials Standard ASTM D 
3699-98: Standard Specification for Kerosine . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta .
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and E-mail and Web site add resses, if available, of other body:    
Centro de Información de Obst áculos Técnicos al Comercio 
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio - MEIC  
Apartado Postal 10216-1000 
Tel.:   (506) 235-2700, ext. 206/203   Fax:   (506) 297-1439  E-mail:  crotc@meic.go.cr
  
Web site:  www.reglatec.go.cr